A warm welcome to you on this Thirteenth Sunday after Trinity. Please do join us after the service to share in a cup of tea or coffee. All ages are welcome at St. Mary’s, children included. There is also a crèche in the Octagon for the very young if you need it. If this is your first time with us, please do fill in the slip at the end of the newsletter, so that we can keep in touch with you. St Mary’s is fitted with a hearing loop system. Members of the congregation who have a hearing aid with a ‘T’ switch will find that they can hear better when it is switched to ‘T’.

Parking at the Red Lion
We are hoping to negotiate with the Red Lion about parking in the car park but at the moment things are not hopeful. When we have news we will let you know. In the meantime we are low on parking permits but have asked the wardens not to come on a Sunday.

Coffee Club
The Coffee Club meets next on Wed 1st September at 10.45am. Cost £1. All welcome

Salvation Army Band Concert - 18th September
PCC and Sister Chris have agreed that this year’s concert, given by the City of Coventry Salvation Army Band will be part of Mission2Grow. The concert will be held in church, starting at 7.30 pm tickets are £4 each with the proceeds being shared between St Mary’s Restoration Fund and for the work of the Salvation Army. If previous year’s concerts are anything to go by, those attending will be able to enjoy an evening of varied music and fellowship. Please do your best to join us! Gary Croshaw

Mission Help needed
During Mission2Grow in September we are hoping that members of the Parish would not mind offering one or two meals to the three Franciscans leading the Mission. The hope is that people would be host to one leader for one meal (or possibly two) of an evening. The team do not want to put people out and would not be expecting anything elaborate. If you could help out with this, please speak to Tony Thistlewood.

Car Pool Help Needed
Members of Mission2Grow transport group may approach you over the next few weeks to ask if you will join a car pool to provide transport around the parish for the three missioners during their stay (September 16th - 26th). It will be much appreciated if you can offer to help.

Your talents required…..
On Saturday 25th September, the last Saturday of Mission2Grow we shall be holding a talent show and need you to take part! Dust off your talent, be it a poem, monologue, musical instrument or dance and tell Tony Thistlewood about it. This is to be a fun event - not too serious please.

Advance Notice
PCC have decided to hold a Christmas Fayre on 27th November. A planning meeting was held recently to begin preparations for this Fayre. They have decided to call this Fayre the ‘Fairy Christmas Extravaganza’ and have prepared a list of proposed stalls. This list is on the noticeboard and you are invited to sign up to run a stall. When you sign up please could you also let one of the committee members know.

Help needed for Walsgrave Festival
The Walsgrave Festival (at School on 11th September) is in need of volunteer helpers. If you could offer help even for an hour on the day please speak to Malcolm. Also Cakes and bottles for sale and stalls would be helpful if you are at al able.

Mission Healing Service
On the Tuesday evening of the mission (21st September) there will be a service here at church for Healing and wholeness. Please put the date in your diary and come along. We are all in need of wholeness!

Thirteenth Sunday after Trinity

Collect: Almighty God, you search us and know us: may we rely on you in strength and rest on you in weakness, mow and in all our days; through Jesus Christ our Lord.

First Reading: Jeremiah 2.4-13 Stella Bailey

Second Reading: Hebrews 13.1-8, 15-16 Chris Addie

Gospel Reading: Luke 14.7-14 Nicola Harwood

Intercessor: Stephen Baker

Hymns: 15 296 90 437 467

Post Communion Prayer: God our creator, you feed your children with the true manna, the living bread from heaven: let this holy food sustain us through our earthly pilgrimage until we come to that place where hunger and thirst are no more; through Jesus Christ our Lord.

This week beginning 29th August 2010

This Sunday

8 am Holy Communion
10 am Parish Communion and Baptism
12 noon Baptisms
6.30 pm Evening Prayer
Tuesday 9 am Morning Prayer
7 pm Standing Committee
Wednesday 10 am Holy Communion
Thursday 9 am Morning Prayer
Saturday 9.30 am Morning Prayer

Sunday 5th September

8 am Holy Communion
10 am Parish Communion
12 noon Baptisms
6.30 pm Evening Prayer